Lettuce

Madagascar Periwinkle

About Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle

Lettuce

Madagascar Periwinkle

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Tender Perennial

Origin

Egypt

Madagascar

Types

Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

1050

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Habitat

Cold Regions

subtropical regions, Tropical areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-15

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm25.40 cm

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm15.20 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Pink, Peach

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped

Elliptic and Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Do not water excessively, Needs less watering, Needs small amount of water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

aster yellow, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot, Slugs, Snails, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Butterflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Toxic if not prepared properly

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Borders, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Cancer, Diabetes, Hodgkin's lymphoma., Leukemia, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowering Tips, Leaves, stalk

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

CATHARANTHUS roseus

Common Name

Lettuce

Cooler Apricot Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca

In Hindi

सलाद

Vinca

In German

Salat

Rosafarbene Catharanthe

In French

Salade

Pervenche de Madagascar

In Spanish

Lechuga

Catharanthus roseus

In Greek

Μαρούλι

Catharanthus roseus

In Portuguese

Alface

Catharanthus roseus

In Polish

Sałata

Katarantus różowy

In Latin

lactuca

Catharanthus roseus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Gentianales

Family

Asteraceae

Apocynaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Catharanthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Vicieae

Subfamily

Rauvolfioideae

Number of Species

1008

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle

Wondering what are the properties of Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle? We provide you with everything About Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle. Lettuce doesn't have thorns and Madagascar Periwinkle doesn't have thorns. Also Lettuce does not have fragrant flowers. Lettuce has allergic reactions like Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips and Madagascar Periwinkle has allergic reactions like Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle

Season and care of Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle is important to know. While considering everything about Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lettuce season is and Madagascar Periwinkle season is . The type of soil for Lettuce is and for Madagascar Periwinkle is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Lettuce is and for Madagascar Periwinkle is Neutral, Alkaline.

Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle Physical Information

Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Madagascar Periwinkle height is 25.40 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Madagascar Periwinkle flower color: Red, Pink and Peach
Madagascar Periwinkle leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle

Care of Lettuce and Madagascar Periwinkle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Madagascar Periwinkle pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Madagascar Periwinkle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.